Amendment of regulation 14
10. In regulation 14 (documents to be obtained by supplier of controlled drugs)—
(a)after paragraph (2)(a)(iv) insert—
“(v)is in the form approved by the Secretary of State, the Welsh Ministers or the Scottish Ministers, for the purposes of requisitioning Schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs;”;
(b)in paragraph (4)(b) for “a hospital” substitute “a hospital, organisation providing ambulance services”;
(c)after paragraph (4)(i) insert—
“(j)a person who holds a certificate of proficiency in ambulance paramedic skills issued by, or with the approval of, the Secretary of State, or a person who is a registered paramedic”;
(d)for paragraph (5)(a) substitute—
“(a)where furnished by the person in charge or acting person in charge of a hospital, organisation providing ambulance services or care home, be signed by a doctor or dentist employed or engaged in that hospital, organisation or care home;”;
(e)in paragraph (5)(b) for “the medical officer designated under section 14 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978” substitute “a health board competent person designated under section 3 of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008(1) by the health board”;
(f)in paragraph (5B)(b) for “hospital or care home” substitute “hospital, organisation providing ambulance services, care home or prison”;
(g)in paragraph (6) for “any hospital or care home supplies a controlled drug to the senior registered nurse or acting senior registered nurse for the time being in charge of any ward, theatre or other department in that hospital or care home”(2) substitute “any hospital, care home or prison supplies a controlled drug to an operating department practitioner, senior registered nurse, acting senior registered nurse, or registered midwife, for the time being in charge of any ward, theatre or department in that hospital, care home or prison”; and
(h)after paragraph (7)(c) insert—
“(d)subject to paragraph (6) any drug which is required—
(i)for use in a prison; or
(ii)for use in a care home, which as its whole or main purpose provides palliative care for persons resident there who are suffering from a progressive disease in its final stages.”.
Both references to “care home”, and the reference to “senior registered nurse or acting senior registered nurse”, were inserted by regulation 4(1) and (3)(c), and (4)(c), respectively, of S.I. 2007/2154.